YourMechanic adding tire option via Goodyear providers network

AKRON — The mobile car repair network YourMechanic Inc. is adding a tire installation component to its business model through a collaboration with Goodyear and its goodyear.com-affiliated installers .

Goodyear and its dealers will be providing tire sales and installation via goodyear.com to customers ofYourMechanic, an interactive platform that delivers mobile repair, maintenance, inspection and reconditioning services directly to consumer, mobility and fleet clients.

YourMechanic said its partnership with Goodyear is "directly in line" with its model of mobile repair by enabling its affiliated mechanics to inspect, diagnose and order tires for vehicles directly at their point of need.

By integrating with Goodyear/Goodyear.com, YourMechanic affiliates can order tires directly from consumers' homes or fleet lots and provide an expedient tire inspection, recommendation and buying option.

"Drivers want efficiency and convenience as well as optimal vehicle performance, and YourMechanic delivers on those consumer demands with its technology-enabled service model," Mike Dauberman, Goodyear's chief digital officer, North America Consumer, said.

YourMechanic CEO Anthony Rodio said the goal is "to provide a comprehensive solution for all auto care, for both shared and personal mobility. We believe this is an important step toward realizing that vision."

Paul Scola, YourMechanic chief revenue officer, added: "Our partnership with Goodyear is directly in line with our model and vision for mobile repair. Our mobile mechanics diagnose, repair and inspect vehicles, they capture inspection data on the status of the vehicle, and through the YourMechanic platform can procure tires at the point of need with installation happening in the most efficient and convenient way possible."

Anthony Rodio

Initially launched in 2017, YourMechanic's Fleet Solution has doubled its customer base in the rental, ride-share, corporate and government markets in the last 15 months, the company said.

YourMechanic said it has mechanics in more than 5,000 cities across the U.S. and Canada. Its network of mechanics offers more than 800 on-site repair, maintenance and diagnostic services for customers at their homes or offices, seven days a week.

In October, YourMechanic secured $10.1 million in funding to accelerate the expansion of its mobile car repair platform into Canada.

The company said it will use the funding to build additional services for rental, rideshare, corporate and government fleet managers.

Founded in 2012, the company said it has secured $35.3 million in funding to date.

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